A method, apparatus, and machine readable storage medium is disclosed for handling Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) at a first DHCP server. The method may include receiving, via a configuration file at the first DHCP server, a priority for each of a plurality of subnets; assigning the priority to each of the plurality of subnets; receiving a DHCP Discover message from a client; in response to receipt of a DHCP Discover message from a client, selecting a subnet having a highest priority from said plurality of subnets; selecting an Internet Protocol (IP) address from said selected subnet having a highest priority; and transmitting a DHCP Offer message to said client, offering said selected IP address.